EMPLOYEE STOCK OPTIONS | 11. EMPLOYEE STOCK OPTIONS On May 16, 2018, upon approval of the Company’s board of directors, the Company granted outside its 2015 Equity Plan, 460,000 options to four employees. Reginald Brown, Jr. was issued 200,000 options and Kendall Carpenter was issued 130,000 options which were immediately vested, are exercisable at an exercise price of $1.00 per share and expire May 16, 2022. Two engineers received a total of 130,000 shares which vest 50% after one year and the remaining 50% after two years, are exercisable at an exercise price of $1.00 per share and expire May 16, 2022. During the six months ended June 30, 2018, $154,148 compensation expense was recognized on these 460,000 options with a remaining balance of $47,933 to be recognized over the vesting period. On March 28, 2018, upon approval of the Company’s board of directors, the Company granted outside its 2015 Equity Plan, 100,000 options each to a newly-appointed director, Robert Guerra. These options vest 50% one year after the date of grant and the remaining 50% two years after the date of grant provided the director is still actively involved with the Company. The options are exercisable at an exercise price of $1.00 per share and expire on March 28, 2022. During the six months ended June 30, 2018, $7,394 compensation expense was recognized on these 100,000 options with a remaining balance of $31,195 to be recognized over the vesting period. On December 13, 2017, upon approval of the Company’s board of directors, the Company issued outside its 2015 Equity Plan, 100,000 options each to two newly-appointed directors, or a total of 200,000 options. These options vest 50% after one year and the remaining 50% after two years provided the director is still actively involved with the Company. The options are exercisable at an exercise price of $1.00 per share and expire on December 13, 2021. During the six months ended June 30, 2018 and twelve months ended December 31, 2017, $36,426 and $3,593, respectively, compensation expense was recognized on these 200,000 options with a remaining balance of $59,771 to be recognized over the vesting period. During 2016, the Company granted 10,000 options to an employee with two-year vesting and an exercise price of $3.00 and an expiration date of December 6, 2019. The Company recognized $2,210 in compensation for the six months ended June 30, 2018. No additional compensation will be recognized on these options which were cancelled due to the termination of the employee. On June 1, 2015, the Company issued an option award to an employee for 37,500 shares vesting over three years with an exercise price of $10.80 and expiration date of May 4, 2019. During the six months ended June 30, 2018, $14,369 compensation expense was recognized on these 37,500 options which are now fully vested. On January 9, 2017, the Company issued an option to purchase 100,000 shares of common stock with an exercise price of $2.90 per share to a director. The option vests 50,000 after one year from grant date and another 50,000 two years from grant date with an expiration date of four years from grant date provided that the Director is still providing service to the Company. During the six months ended June 30, 2018, $22,556 compensation expense was recognized on these 100,000 options with a remaining balance of $22,557 to be recognized over the vesting period. The Company used the Black-Scholes option pricing model to estimate the fair value on the date of grant of the 560,000 options granted during the six months ended June 30, 2018. The following table summarizes the assumptions used to estimate the fair value of the 560,000 stock options granted during the six months ended June 30, 2018 on the date of grant. 2018 Expected dividend yield 0 % Expected volatility 80-97 % Risk-free interest rate 2.48-2.85 % Expected life of options 4.00 years Under the Black-Scholes option pricing model, the fair value of the 560,000 options granted during the six months ended June 30, 2018 is estimated at $240,670 on the date of grant. During the six months ended June 30, 2018, $161,542 compensation expense was recognized on these 560,000 options. The following table represents stock option activity as of and for the six months ended June 30, 2018: Number of Options Weighted Weighted Aggregate Intrinsic Outstanding – December 31, 2017 7,945,000 $ 1.38 3.50 Exercisable – December 31, 2017 7,627,500 $ 1.35 3.50 $ 0 Granted 560,000 $ 1.00 Cancelled or Expired (317,500 ) $ 5.03 Outstanding – June 30, 2018 8,187,500 $ 1.21 3.16 $ 0 Exercisable – June 30, 2018 7,707,500 $ 1.21 3.14 $ 0 |